China Glaze Fly

I was not exactly overwhelmed by China Glaze's summer collection this year. Lots of toned down neons that are all similar to each other? No thanks. I got this color and Custom Kicks (I do love Custom Kicks, I'll show that sometime!) Both colors I got from this collection were thick and hard to apply. I thinned them, and that helped, but they were still tricky. Fly is a magenta with pink shimmer, making it hard to photograph. It goes more pink in photos, but in real life it is rather more purple. Fly is prettier on the nail than in the bottle - the shimmer comes out a bit, where in the bottle it just looks dull. I did have trouble applying it - China Glaze's brush just doesn't fit my nails - it's too thin, and I have giant nails. It remains to be seen whether it's going to dry or not - sometimes (often) I will get smudges hours or days later with this brand. I love the colors, so I keep buying them, but I am just not thrilled with the formula. Ah well!

I'm trying to get through my summer colors before Autumn arrives - I am ready for fall, but I don't want to leave anything untried! I prefer fall and winter colors. I am over brights at the moment, so I'm less than thrilled with all the brights in the fall collections.